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ǽnig

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Wright's OE grammar
§47; §134; §324; §471;
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substantival,
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  • Ic lǽre ðæt ǽnig ne áfýle . . . hine sylfne, ne ǽnig ne healde yrre on his heortan tó lange, ne ǽnig ðurh worldhoge forsorgie tó swýðe,

      Wlfst. 69, 14-16.

  • Ǽnigum

    cuivis, cuilibet,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 66.

  • Næs riht on ðǽre stówe ǽnigne tó ácwellanne, Nar. 30, 2. ¶ gen. pl. combined with

    ǽlc to emphasize? cf. ánra gehwilc :-- Gefultuma mé ánegra (-e, v. l. )

    ǽlces fylstes bedǽled,
      Hml. S. 23 b, 441.
  • [Or ? áneg = single, sole; cf. O. Sax. énag: O. H. Ger. einag unicus.]
with gen.
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  • Ic mé ne ondréd ðæt mé ðǽra ǽnig beswice,

      Nar. 30. 1.

  • Aenge þinga

    quoquo modo,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 60.
adjectival
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  • On ǽnige óðre wísan

    aliter,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 56.

  • Ic ǽnigra mé weána ne wénde,

      B. 932.
  • II a. with qualitative force :-- Nee
Etymology
[O. Sax. énig: O. H. Ger. einíc.]
Entry information
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ǽnig.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/37865.

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